The Mercedes driver holds the record for the most pole positions in the history of the sport with 71 to his name.

Hamilton recently overtook Michael Schumacher as he looks to be on his way to becoming a four-time world champion.

On the secret behind his success in the shorter format of F1, the Briton explained it is the ultimate performance of the car that excites him.

“It's shorter,” Hamilton told BBC Sport. “It's intense. It's enthused with so much energy. The pressure is at the utmost. You go out, and you have that one lap to perfect and deliver. I love that challenge.

“It is the ultimate performance, putting all the pieces of the performance together and I have always loved that. That's when you attack.

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“Putting all the pieces of the performance together and I have always loved that. That's when you attack”

Lewis Hamilton

“It's when you really go into battle. The car is light, it is the fastest you get to drive at any point in any weekend and it all comes down to that one moment and the decisions you make and I love it.”

Hamilton’s former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button admits he couldn’t live with him in qualifying.

“In the races we could have some great battles,” he explained.

“He'd win a race, I'd win a race, and it was really close between us. But when it came to qualifying, it wasn't. He was just immense.”

Hamilton currently leads Sebastian Vettel in the 2017 world championship by a massive 59 points with just four races to go.

Mercedes are also well clear of Ferrari in the constructors' standings.